fall apart

Example Sentences

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Agreement could come as soon as Monday, assuming talks don’t fall apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Maybe as the city seems to fall apart, she’ll find a leafy park or the back of a dingy bar that’s the right home for these strange, lonely yet hopeful songs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

BuzzFeed went public in 2021 through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, and things started to fall apart.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Fears that the ceasefire, which has been in place since early April, could fall apart weighed on Asian equities, with Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington and Taipei all down.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

At the very time that his body was beginning to fall apart.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart